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I had some company over the holidays and they shared their 3 new website picks. Thanks Chris and Rachel for telling me about how to get Free DVD’s, Free CD’s and Free Paperbacks. I’ve been to all three websites and this is great way to find all the obscure media that I have been looking for. It’s also a great way to get rid of all those unwanted books, not worth a second viewing dvds and lame cd’s.

Paperback Swap has 4,250,377 free books listed today on their site www.paperbackswap.com . Swaping books is easy just list some books you have and earn a point for each book you ship to someone who requests it. In return for the point  you can get a book you want shipped to you for free. I have found some great gothic literature and books with gothic themes through paperback swapping.

 Swap a dvd has 164,935 free DVD’s listed today on their website www.swapadvd.com. It’s easy to get a DVD for free just by paying the postage for shipping one to someone else. Dvd swapping is a great way to get those hard to find industrial, gothic, techno groove dvds.

www.cdswap.com with 292,647 music cds you can turn all those lame cds over and swap them for better ones at cd swap.

Thanks again to Chris and Rachel for sharing a money saving fun way to get rid of that stack of movies, Dvd’s and Cd’s sitting in my closet. Have a great week! Gemolis

Are you searching for gothic furniture? I collect gothic antique furniture and have found some great gothic stuff but you have to know where to look and what to look for. One of the first things you should consider when looking for gothic style furniture is what type you are looking for. Some of the gothic furniture styles include French Gothic Revival, Renaissance Revival furniture, wrought iron, Middle Ages and Renaissance, dark wood highly ornate furniture and 19th century victorian era. You can find gothic style furniture at garage sales, antiques stores and local auctions.

The best renaissance gothic finds come from garage sales. I once got a victorian chair made of hardwood with a velvet seat for $5. The key to buying gothic stuff is to never reveal how much you desire the object because the seller knows he has you hooked and will try to get more from the piece. In the case with my $5 victorian chair, I was at a garage sale, it was the last days of the sale, the guy was moving and could not take it with him. I have a feeling he was asking alot in the previous days but noone wanted it then and now he had to get rid of it. He said make an offer on anything you see. So I acted uninterested and said we needed a chair for a corner of our house. He said make any offer. I said $5. I almost giggled in joy when he said okay but I was able to keep my composure until I was out of the driveway when I had to let out a big giggle. Wow do you know what I just got for $5. This victorian chair dates back to 1910 and is in great condition. So if you are looking for gothic furniture keep your eyes open at garage sales and never show your desire, and don’t be afraid to bargain you have nothing to lose, it gives you the advantage.

If you are looking to purchase renaissance gothic furniture here are a couple of sites that have gothic furniture styles so you can get some ideas.

http://www.mmarkley.com/

http://gothicrevivalfurniture.com/